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Appeals court denies child killer’s death appeal

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected the appeal of a 46-year-old man sentenced to death for killing an 11-month-old girl.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the ruling Monday in the case of Charles Frederick Warner. Warner was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 2003 for the 1997 killing of Adriana Waller, the daughter of Warner’s girlfriend. Warner was also convicted of first-degree rape in the case and sentenced to 75 years in prison on that count.

Warner’s appeal included questions about whether his constitutional rights were violated by his Oklahoma County trial court. Warner’s appeal was previously rejected by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.

Defense attorney Lanita Henricksen says she may request a rehearing before the federal appeals court.